Munida rugosa

Munida rugosa (Fabricius, 1775)
Rugose squat lobster

photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Family:	Munididae ()
Max. size:
Environment:	benthic; marine; depth range 30 - 300 m
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: From Shetland to Sognefjord, Norway in the north to Madeira Is. and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Epibenthic (Ref. 87524). Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms (Ref. 105214). Also found on rocky substrates in shelf waters from shallow to deeper continental slope (Ref. 105215) and on Serpula vermicularis reefs (Ref. 122978). In general, galatheid crabs show a wide spectrum of feeding habits, from being detritivorous, vegetarian, omnivorous, to cannibalistic (Ref. 90632).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:
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